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The LaRue County Lady Hawks went 2-2 on Saturday, losing to Louisville Ballard, 25-18, 31-29 in the silver division semifinals at the First Spike Invitational at the Ohio Valley Volleyball Center in Louisville.

In pool play, the Lady Hawks beat North Hardin (25-22, 10-25, 15-11) and North Bullitt (no score available) and lost to Jeffersontown (19-25, 25-12, 15-11).

Senior middle hitter Ivy Brown finished with a team-high 27 kills and six blocks, while senior middle hitter Alley Evans had 26 kills and a team-high four blocks.

Digging out of a two-score deficit, the homestanding Hart County Raiders scored twice in the final 20 minutes Friday night as they rallied by the LaRue County Hawks, 19-16 in the border rivals’ first meeting since 1998.

Little league girls’ basketball
Little league girls’ basketball sign-ups are 5-7 p.m. Sept. 3 at the LaRue County High School cafeteria. The league is for grades K-6th grade. The cost is $30 for kindergarten through second-grade; and $40 ($60 for two in the same family) for third- to sixth-grade.
Taking Care of Business 5K

The Lady Hawks volleyball team will host the sixth annual Volley for the Cure on Sept. 5.

The freshman Ladies will play Taylor County at 5:30 p.m. in the LaRue County High School gymnasium. Cancer survivors will be recognized and Mary Jane Stillwell, a breast cancer survivor, will speak immediately after the game.

The jayvee and varsity teams play after the recognition.

The event has generated between $700 and $1,500 in previous years for cancer research.

The Hawks had 20 brand new starters on the field – five sophomores and two freshmen on defense alone.

The Hawks piled up 161 yards on the ground as sophomore Damarcus McCray, senior Kody Key-Close and junior Tyree Jones each had at least 37 rushing yards. The Commanders had 27 less rushing yards on just one fewer carry.